Michael Bach, Managing Director of the Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS), describes “supported decision making” clearly and simply in just 3 minutes! Click the brown title above, or directly on the ‘Open Society video’, for a beautiful outline on how people with disabilities, with the support of those who know them best, can have control of their decision making.
Video taped in British Columbia at the 2015 International Conference, Claiming Full Citizenship – Self-determination, Personalization, Individualized funding. This video offers further information on the importance of interpreting the intention, will and preferences of people with disabilities, and legal frameworks that might validate their decision-making. Approximately 10 minutes long.
Learn more about IRIS’s work on legal capacity here: https://irisinstitute.ca/priority_area/right-to-legal-capacity/
Learn more about the work of Open Society Foundations on disability rights: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/disability-rights